yellow

Meanings

• adjective

  A bright and cheerful primary color.

  - "The sun sets behind a field of golden yellow corn."
  - "The banana is yellow when it is ripe."
  - "The traffic light turns yellow when it's time to slow down."

• noun

  A color that is a combination of red and green light.

  - "The artist used primary colors, including yellow, to create her painting."
  - "The traffic signal was a bright, glowing yellow."

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Pronunciation

1. /jɛlə/
   
   
   
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2. /ˈjɛl.əʊ/
   
   
   
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3. /ˈjɛl.oʊ/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

green , red , nonyellow , unyellow

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Synonyms

amber , cowardly

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with yellow
dellow , mellow , yellow

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Variants

List of all variants of yellow that leads to same result
yellow , yellower , yellowest , yellowish , yellows , yellowed , yellowing , Huang , Hwang , Yellow , yellow bile , yellow biles , yellow birch , yellow birches , yellow-dog , yellow-dog contract , yellow-dog contracts , yellow dwarf , yellow dwarfs , yellow fever , yellow fevers

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Etymology

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Old English gul, from gulde, meaning 'yellow' or 'gold'.

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Trivia

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1. The color yellow is not found in nature in its pure form.

2. Yellow is the most visible color to the human eye.

3. In ancient China, the color yellow was reserved for the emperor and the royal family.

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Related Concepts

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1. Gold: Yellow is the color of gold, a precious metal.

2. Sun: The sun is often depicted as yellow or orange in color.

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Culture

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In many cultures, yellow is associated with happiness, sunshine, and gold. It is also a color used in warning signs and traffic lights.

How to Memorize "yellow"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a sunflower in full bloom.
   - Think of a banana or a sunset.
   - Visualize a school bus or traffic cone.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the color with sunshine and happiness.
   - Think of bananas, sunflowers, and gold.
   - Remember the color of a school bus or traffic cone.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Yellow is the color of a banana.
   - Remember, 'Bananas are yellow, so are sunflowers, and school buses!'

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